This Morning star Josie Gibson has addressed speculation about her dramatic five-stone weight loss, denying rumours that she used weight loss injections or underwent gastric bypass surgery. The 40-year-old former Big Brother winner credited a combination of a 1970s-style diet, intermittent fasting, and regular gym workouts for her transformation.
Gibson took part in Channel 5's 'The 1970s Diet: Could it Work for You?', where she followed a meal plan featuring boiled potatoes, liver, spam, pork, beans, and Angel Delight. She also cut portion sizes and sugar intake, and incorporated intermittent fasting three days a week. Her fitness routine included weight training and disco-dancing classes.
The mother of one was diagnosed with lipedema last year, a condition that causes disproportionate fat build-up. She has been open about her weight struggles, having fluctuated between a size 8 and 20. In a recent Instagram post, she wrote: 'I didn't get a gastric bypass; I got off my big a**e, moved more, ate less and educated myself on what I was stuffing into my body.'
Gibson also followed MuscleFood's 'Do The Unthinkable' plan, which provided portion-controlled, macro-counted meals and workout plans. She allowed herself one cheat meal per week, warning against undoing progress with a full binge. Her weight loss journey has been documented in her book, 'The Josie Gibson Diet'.
